Thursday June 28th.

A letter came from George today complaining of an accident which he met with and whining
about his general health as an excuse for neglect of writing. This put Madame into
a fit of tears and it was not till evening that I discovered she had determined to
go on to Boston alone. I was not asked my opinion and did not give any although I
certainly had one. Nor could I analyze my mother’s motives for her course. But I certainly
felt most prodigiously provoked by George and his nonsense.1 In the evening we had a numerous Company here. It was exceedingly warm and we felt
in little disposition to be agreeable. But the evening passed off and we retired in
hopes Madame would change her mind.

1. GWA’s letter is missing. In fact, he seems to have been seriously ill with an abscess
(LCA to JQA, 6 July 1827, Adams Papers).